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- [pahy-lon]
- /ˈpaɪ lɒn/
- /ˈpaɪ.lɒn/
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- [pahy-lon]
- /ˈpaɪ lɒn/
Definitions of pylon word
- noun pylon a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races. 1
- noun pylon a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue, marking an entrance or approach. 1
- noun pylon a monumental tower forming the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple, consisting either of a pair of tall quadrilateral masonry masses with sloping sides and a doorway between them or of one such mass pierced with a doorway. 1
- noun pylon a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other cables and lines. 1
- noun pylon Aeronautics. a finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage. 1
- noun pylon power mast 1
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Origin of pylon
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50, pylon is from the Greek word pylṓn gateway, gate tower
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Parts of speech for Pylon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pylon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pylon
noun pylon
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- gateway — an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate.
- minaret — a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- obelisk — a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
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